THERE are a few new faces around the office of your local free newspaper the Cleveland Clarion.

New advertising manager Melanie Jones has come to Redcar from the Bishop Auckland offices of The Clarion's sister paper The Northern Echo.

She said: "After ten years at The Northern Echo I've never worked on Teesside and I'm really looking forward to the challenge of meeting the people of Redcar and serving their advertising needs."

Reporter Lucia Charnock has also joined the office and will be covering the Redcar, Saltburn and East Cleveland area for both The Northern Echo and The Clarion.

She said: "It seems a really good area with plenty going on and I'm enjoying getting to know people."

Andrea Gutteridge has joined the team as Teesside area sales representative for both newspapers.

The Clarion is your local newspaper so let us know what is going on and how we can help.

You can telephone us on (01642) 480397 or fax us on (01642) 477143.

You can also e-mail Lucia at redcar_editorial